Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken Thighs – mouth-watering chicken thighs roasted with garlic and lemons. Ridiculously easy to make and pure comfort food. This is an inexpensive dinner, perfect for a busy weeknight or a weekend!
Roasted chicken is so easy to make! Our favorites include my Skillet Garlic Herb Chicken and Potatoes and the famous French Onion Roasted Chicken.
If there is one recipe that I fondly remember from my childhood, it’s my mom’s roasted chicken. She would only make it on Sundays and the fragrance of the dish is still pure comfort to me. Now I make roasted chicken for my family and they love it! My Hubby always smiles when he sees me pull out chicken thighs out of the fridge. He knows dinner will be good that day. This new version features lemon and garlic combo, so perfect for Spring and Summer. The caramelized lemon slices on top add so much flavor. This dish is perfect for busy weeknights and lazy weekends.
Ingredients:
- chicken thighs
- salt and pepper
- dried oregano
- olive oil
- butter
- red onion
- garlic
- whole lemon
- soy sauce
- lemon juice
How to make Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken:
- Trim overlapping skin and excess fat from chicken thighs, cut enough lemon slices to place one on each thigh (keep the lemon ends to squeeze the juice out right into the pan). I used 4 large thighs that I seasoned with salt, pepper and dried oregano.
- Place thighs skin side down onto the hot pan and cook for about 4 minutes. Flip over and cook another 5 minutes.
- Add garlic, onion rings and lemon slices over the chicken, pour the lemon juice and soy sauce into the pan and place your skillet in the oven.
- What comes out of the oven after 25 minutes, makes me swoon! Juicy, tender, fall of the bone chicken with so much flavor!
More chicken recipes:
- Creamy Mushroom Garlic Chicken
- Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken
- Crispy Coconut Chicken
- Honey Mustard Chicken
- Lemon Pepper Chicken
- Chicken Paprikash
If you like this recipe and make it, snap a photo and share it on INSTAGRAM! Tag me @crunchycreamysweet so I can check it out and leave a comment! 😀
Perfectly roasted bone-in chicken thighs with lemon and garlic. So delicious and perfect, even on busy weeknights.
- 4 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
- salt and pepper
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 1/2 red onion sliced into rings, separated
- 4 cloves garlic minced or grated
- 1 whole lemon
- 4 teaspoons soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a large skillet (mine is 11" cast iron), heat up olive oil and butter over medium heat.
- Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper and oregano.
- Place chicken skin-side down in pan. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes.
- Flip chicken over, cook for 5 more minutes.
- Add garlic, soy sauce and lemon juice to pan.
- Place onion rings and lemon slices over chicken.
- Place skillet in oven. Roast for 25 minutes OR until the internal temperature of each thigh is 165 to 175 degrees F. Spoon the pan juices over chicken half way through roasting.
- Remove from oven and let sit 10 minutes before serving. Drizzle pan sauce over chicken and serve.
I used 4 large thighs (see photos), you can use 5 smaller chicken thighs for this recipe.
M says
Love!!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Thank you so much!
char says
this is wonderful! next time i make it i am going to add more onions. they were so good, i think i will make it again tomorrow. its that good people.
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Hi Char! Yay! I am so happy to know you enjoyed this dish! It is one of my favorite and just like you, I love adding more onions. If you like this recipe, you may also enjoy my French Onion Roasted Chicken, recipe here: https://www.crunchycreamysweet.com/french-onion-roasted-chicken-recipe/ Thank you for trying my recipe! Have a beautiful week! -Anna
Dani says
This looks wonderful! Other than the cooking time, do you think I could pull this off with boneless, skinless chicken thighs?
Thank you!!!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Hi Dani! I am so happy to know you want to make this recipe! Yes, it will definitely work with boneless skinless chicken thighs and even breasts. I’d love it if you let me know how you like it! It is one of our favorite dinners! 😀 Have a beautiful day! -Anna
Cindy says
Your recipe looks amazing! Could I use chicken breasts instead? And would I need to change anything ? Thank you!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Hi Cindy! Thank you so much! It’s a family favorite and we love it. 😀 Yes, you can definitely use chicken breasts, they will be done quicker so check them with a meat thermometer. Please, let me know how you like it! 😀 Have a beautiful day! -Anna
carrie says
Now this is my kind of chicken dish! Easy, simple, yet flavorful. 🙂
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
The best! Thanks, Carrie!
Miryam says
Oh boy does this look awesome. Lemon goes great with chicken. This should be a staple in my house it looks so good!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
I’ve been making it every week! So good!
Erin says
And I’m excited you finally shared it with us! It looks so delicious. And I love how easy it is!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Yay! Thanks, Erin!
Sabrina says
You can’t go wrong with garlic! Garlic & chicken is an amazing combination!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
It’s my favorite! Never fails! Thanks, Sabrina!
Cathy says
This chicken looks incredibly flavorful! I love chicken but get in a rut…..can’t wait to try this recipe!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Yay! I hope you will get a chance to try it soon! Thanks, Cathy! 😀
Jessica says
This sounds SO good!!!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Thanks, Jessica!
Medha says
Lots of lemon and garlic make EVERYTHING better 🙂 Delicious!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Right? Thanks, Medha! 🙂
Krista says
What am I having for dinner? Ummm Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken is what!
Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says
Woot woot! 😀 Thanks, Krista!